Navigating AI Policy, Job Market, Research, and Generative AI w/Eric Daimler

Joining us today is an exceptional pioneer in the field of technology, Eric Daimler. Dr. Eric Daimler is an authority in Artificial Intelligence & Robotics with over 20 years of experience in the field as an entrepreneur, investor, academic researcher, and policymaker. Daimler has co-founded six technology companies that have done pioneering work in fields ranging from storage software systems to statistical arbitrage.

He's been an integral part of the leadership team at Carnegie Mellon University's Silicon Valley Campus, a Presidential Innovation Fellow during the Obama Administration, and most notably, the Chair, CEO & Co-Founder of Conexus. Currently, he also serves on the Board of Directors at companies like Petuum, Inc. and Welwaze Medical, Inc. He has also served as Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor of Software Engineering in Carnegie Mellon’s School of Computer Science. His academic research focuses on the intersection of Machine Learning, Computational Linguistics, and Network Science (Graph Theory). He has a specialization in public policy and economics, helped launch Carnegie Mellon’s Silicon Valley Campus, and founded its Entrepreneurial Management program.

Eric Daimler advised the Obama administration on how to have conversations about AI. His work led to the creation of the AI office within the Science Advisory Group of The White House which has now become a cabinet-level position reporting to The President. Eric's a walking encyclopedia about AI policy and he shares all in this fascinating discussion about the future of technology, ethics, and society.